Please quote me accurately, @katliamom. I did not say “not difficult” at all. I said “don’t think it’s AS difficult…” in response to posts implying that it’s nearly impossible. I will be the first to note barriers. BUT I like to offer solutions and ways to increase the odds. For my international co-workers, finding an employer that has both a university relations HR rep and an HR legal team that sponsors internationals can help. The OPT route also buys time, as does having a high tech degree.
Going back to the OP question. He or she should apply to university of Alabama. But to get full tuition, the CR Math total would need to increase to above 1400.
Not sure if Ole Miss gives its guaranteed merit awards to international students.
Current SAT score would likely not gain this student admission to schools that guarantee to meet full need. Those schools accept about 5% of students from her region.
@ClarinetDad16 , Oh God no, it is definitely not easier in the UK. Besides having much fewer scholarships(you know that whole thing about “meeting full need” that some awesome institutions do here in the US? That has never existed in the UK, not even remotely close.). The U.K. does have some interesting programs where a student only has to pay their tuition after they graduate and have a decent paying job. Of course, that’s only for UK nationals, which is understandable. Education is meant for nationals of the country in question. “Freebies” shouldn’t be expected, but that’s a different topic altogether.
Back in the day, I spent months researching about affordable options in every English speaking country on this beautiful little marble we live in. Besides the well-funded full-need-met selective colleges in the US, there are virtually no affordable opportunities in any other nation in the English speaking world, at the undergraduate level at least. (Graduate students have an abundance of scholarship opportunities anywhere).
If OP is trying to find a good country to emigrate to, as well as an affordable and reputable university… Only one I can recommend is Memorial University of Newfoundland, in Canada. It is one of the most accessible universities to international students in North America. And it’s in Canada. Canada rocks.
I’ll get 45% or 67% scholarship with 1300 in SAT and my gpa(I don’t know my gpa yet). My parents can afford the rest.
Knitkneelionmom One of my cousins also got a job easily after graduating.
@jessie777 That’s… not how scholarships work. You don’t get 45% or 67% or any % if your scores are 45% or 67% or whatever of their requirement. You don’t get the scholarship.
Huh? Where? How?
No. Just check this.
http://www.uah.edu/admissions/undergraduate/financial-aid/scholarships/merit-tuition-scholarships
They have tuition scholarships, but they’re test and GPA dependent and you don’t know your GPA yet. COA is $36k (~$21k tuition + ~$15k room & board, fees, etc) so even if you get a 50% tuition discount your out-of-pocket costs are likely to be $25k/year (not including travel and health insurance). Can your parents afford ~$33k/year for your education?
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I’ll get 45% or 67% scholarship with 1300 in SAT and my gpa(I don’t know my gpa yet). My parents can afford the rest.
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What is that GPA that you gave at the beginning of your thread?
You do realize that the award is 45% or 67% of UAH TUITION, right? Not total cost.
Are you retesting? I think UAH will accept a later score.
Did you also apply to UAB ?
Did you apply to Alabama before Dec 15?
Posted yesterday. I believe UAH will accept updated SAT scores until August. I woild suggest this poster retake the test. Higher shore will net a higher scholarship.
I didn’t apply to UAB and I’m gonna retake the test after March.